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In the News
Picou Named Distinguished Professor
USA Researchers Participate in $8 Million Program ot Help Disaster-Stricken Communities Recover
Oil spill conference touches on Gulf fisheries and social toll in communities
How Did This Happen? January 30, 2014
Dr. Steve Picou Appointed to NAS Advisory Group for Gulf of Mexico Program
National Academy of Sciences taps Gulf of Mexico Advisory Panel
University of South Alabama Researchers Win $12.3 Million Grants for BP Study
USA Faculty Development Council Forum to be Held March 27 - 30th
USA Sociologist Collaborates on Study that Draws Parallels Between
Impact of BP Oil Spill and Exxon Valdez Disaster
Psychological Toll of Gulf Spill Resembles that of Exxon Valdez
Understanding of Gulf Oil Spill's Impact Will Take Years, Says Panel
Lessons for Japan's Survivors: The Psychology of Recovery
Responding to Crises with Sociological Tools
Sociologist: Exxon Valdez lessons may strengthen
mental health response for Gulf Oil spill victims
Program Trains Volunteers as Peer Listeners
BP Spill Psychological Scars Similar to Exxon Valdez
Expedition Voices: Dr. Steven Picou Forecasts Fracture for Gulf Coast Communities
After Oil Spill, Coastal Alabama's Brand Needs Rehab, Says Fisheries Executive
Gulf Well is Capped, But Still 'Hell to be Paid'
Gas Odors Before Blast? More Rumor than Fact
A Human Disaster
Seafood is Safe, Scientists Say, But Oil Spill will Impact Physical and Mental Health for Years
Oil Spill's Sociological Impact can have Devestating Effects
Oil Spill Recovery Grant Includes $3 Million for Mental Health Care in Florida
BP Catastrophe; Beijing Youth Daily, 7/22/10
(Chinese language only.)
The Gulf Oil Spill and the Long-Term Recovery
(Look for the "Listen" and "Download" buttons to listen to the entire show.)
Workshop Trains Volunteers to be Peer Listeners for Those Affected by Gulf Oil Spill
Volunteers Train to Become 'Peer Listeners' for BP Spill Victims
In Gulf Oil Disaster, Cameras Can't Capture the Human Toll
BP: Trotz Er Folg nochi keine Entwaunung
(Look for download link midway down the page to listen - German language only.)
Weathering Emotional Storms Over Gulf Oil Spill
Sociologist, Biologist Discuss Negative Impacts Facing Oil-Fouled Gulf Coast
Amid Oil Spill's Devestation, Need for Volunteerism Grows
Recovery Summit Prepares to Combat Oil Disaster's Human Toll
Gulf Oil Spill: Lessons From Alaska
Expert Measures Human Cost of Gulf Oil Leak
Gulf Oil Spill's Mental Toll Takes a Solemn Turn
Alaska's Present, After 1989 Exxon Valdez Oil Spill, Might Be Gulf Coast's Future
Gulf Oil Spill Spews Anxiety and Despair
Got the Blues? Welcome to the Club:
Mega-disasters can give people a major sense of helplessness
Tuesday's Intriguing People: June 22, 2010 - J. Steven Picou
Oil Spill Stress Starts to Weigh on Gulf Residents
Gulf Spill Victims Learn From Alaskans
Insight: How the Oil Spill Damages People, Too
Man-made vs natural disasters
(scroll down to find an audio file of an interview with Dr. Picou.)
Lessons from the Exxon Valdez: Oil Spils Shatter Relationships and Communities
BS at BP - In Southeastern Louisiana, Anger over the Oil Spill is Increasingly Directed at BP
As oil slick threatens the coast, seafood industry and officials worry,
Mobile Press Register, April 28, 2010
Listen to Parts of Keynote Address given at the Alaska Forum on the Environment
Dr. Picou Receives William Foote Whyte Distinguished Career Award
Studies Trace Psychological Aftermath of Oil Spill
USA Sociologist Honored for Work with Disaster Victims, Communities
Lessons for Katrina in Valdez, The Sun Herald, February 28, 2008
Keeping Lawyers Out of the Lab - Business Week, February 5, 2007
What's on an angler's plate? - Sea Briefs: Summer 2006, Volume 6 No. 2
Survey studies the impact of Hurricane Ivan - Baldwin Register: Wednesday, May 31, 2006
Dr. Steven Picou Examines the Impact of Hurricanes on Gulf Coast Communities - College of Arts and Sciences, Spring 2006
Hurricane Fears on the rise - Baldwin Register: Wednesday, May 31, 2006
After the Spill
Exxon Valdez Research Summary: 1996
Whatever it Takes
GulfBase.org - Resource Database for Gulf of Mexico Research
Spill Took Toll on Fishermen, Scientists Say, Anchorage Daily News, March 24, 1989
Mississippi State University
University of South Alabama - Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work
Court Orders 'Sharing' of Data